Caught Stealing

by Jake Maddox, Aburtov (Illustrator)

Seventh grader Ian Shin loves his baseball team — they're like a family. So when Ian's dad's valuable signed baseball goes missing after a team sleepover, he can't believe it. The culprit could only be the pitcher, Hunter Yates. Not only is he new, but he has a brand new glove at practice the next day. The big game is coming up, but can Ian trust his teammates and work together to bring the team a win?

Genres: Baseball

73 pages, Kindle Edition

First published August 1, 2015

About the author

Who is Jake Maddox? Athlete, author, world-traveler–or all three? He has surfed in Hawaii, scuba-dived in Australia, and climbed the mountains of Peru and Alaska. His books range from the most popular team sports to outdoor activities to survival adventures and even to auto racing. His exploits have inspired numerous writers to walk in his footsteps–literally! Each of his stories is stamped with teamwork, fair play, and a strong sense of self-worth and discipline. Always a team-player, Maddox realizes it takes more than one man (or woman) to create a book good enough for a young reader. He hopes the lessons learned on the court, field, or arena and the champion sprinter pace of his books can motivate kids to become better athletes and lifelong readers.

Reviews

[Kid Lit Reviews · Rating 5 out of 5]

I like sports books, especially children’s sports books, because they weave such good, action-filled stories. Caught Stealing, one of four new Jake Maddox sports-themed chapter books from Stone Arch Books (Capstone), and the first I’ve had the privileged to read, is no exception. Caught Stealing dives right into the game beginning with the first sentence,

“’Strike two!’ the umpire bellowed.”

Though baseball is a team sport, Caught Stealing centers on the pitcher-catcher duo of Hunter Yates (from the other side of town; uses a tattered glove) and Ian Shin (leads a relatively comfortable life; uses a good, if not new, catcher’s mitt). The team is close, with most of the players returning from the previous season. Hunter is the new kid, yet such an amazing pitcher for a kid his age the team . . .

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